You know, it started as well as Federer could hope. He was hitting awesome, got an early break, and it looked like all the good play from beating Murray would carry over to Djokovic. But, just as he's accomplished similar feats against Nadal, his opponent, this time Djokovic, clawed his way back, some based on
Andy Murray's a bit of a chameleon. He seems to play a variety of different ways. If you saw him play, say, back in 2008, he would play patient ball, standing way behind the baseline, varying his spins and placement. He didn't hit harder than anyone else. Indeed, once he got to number 4, the
Well, it's come down to number 1 (Djokovic) and number 2 (Federer) in the year-end finals. Some had hoped that del Potro would have come all the way back and challenge the top players. However, Djokovic (and Murray, for that matter) had a good record against del Potro even when del Potro was at his
Federer had been hoping to get back on the winning track beating del Potro. Ever since del Potro returned to tour after nearly a year off from playing, he has slowly, but surely been ascending up the ranks. Federer has, in the meantime, been able to beat del Potro on a regular basis, biding his
Djokovic still looks like the odds-on favorite to win the year-end championship. With Roger Federer still struggling with serve and Murray have dropped a match to the Serb, Djokovic was looking to finish his group undefeated. Djokovic took the first set rather comfortably at 62. He attributed this to some poor serving by Berdych which
Even as Federer passes 30, he still has more records to achieve and more to preserve. First, with a victory, he exceeded the number of wins Lendl had at year-end championships. Second, he's had never lost to Ferrer, and had not been broken by Ferrer since 2010. This is impressive given that Ferrer is one
There are some who believe that Andy Murray shouldn't have gotten credit for the US Open because it was played in windy conditions and Djokovic performed worse in the wind than Murray. But Murray's made a good point about why he's lost so many times in Slams. Consider Nadal, Djokovic, and Federer. Nadal's first title
Janko Tipsarevic was thrilled to be back in London. Sure, he needed Rafa to not appear at London, which Rafa guaranteed would not happen a few weeks ago. But this time, he is eligible to play all his matches. Alas, his first match was against Roger Federer, who is the top seed in Group B.
The odds-on favorite to win London has to be Novak Djokovic. Unlike last year, where the brutal final between him and Nadal resulted in Djokovic getting hurt, and then not having much to give the rest of the year, Djokovic has been a lot fresher. Perhaps the sting of not winning any Olympic medal or
People had been wondering whether Murray was choking with an advantage. In the last three matches, Murray held match points, but was unable to seal the deal. In Tokyo, match points were held against Raonic. In Shanghai, it was against Djokovic. In Paris, against Janowicz. Of course, when match points are lost, it's often a
